The Puffer Forum

....are these?

It's huge!!!!

Is that a Duboisi?????

I seen a picture similar to your first, except the puffer was right next to the guy, and was just as long. I was like O_O "I'd be scared to get swallowed"

1rst is a Arothron stellatus.
2nd is a Sphoeroides Testudinus.

yeah!

I don't believe I ever saw Sphoeroides Testudinus in the puffer pedia. Do people "keep" this fish? I think it is beautiful! Can't find info on it.

Spheroides is an american puffer family, i have some info in spanish, but I'm collecting lots more about this puffers, they are a huge and very interesting family.
there is a video where you can see them in movement...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAHuNQFSYAg

Beautiful isn´t it??

Very beautiful!!! I would love to own one! I don't see why they are not common in the trade. It's like a giant saltwater Congo with beautiful markings!!!

I can see how trying to replicate it's environment in home aquaria could be tricky. It's definately not your "typical" environment that someone may have in their saltwater tank. Is this fish considered full marine or brackish?

It is a subtropical (almost temperate) puffer.
High Brackish end is recommended for this puff... lives on seagrass and algae prairies in the limit of mangrove or coastal forests.

Here is an info collection that i write with some help of a Spanish forum about this puffer:
http://www.aquaterraria.com/atlas/sphoe ... dineus.htm

You can use "Almighty" google translate to read it hehehe